Outdoors Kodiak: Mooching for salmonMy wife and I had trolled for hours without a hit. We tried the shallow areas we like so much, moved out to around 90 feet like most boats in the area, and hit several depths between. We couldn’t find kings anywhere. On top of that, the tide had turned and we were entering a period that had never produced for us. Tired of the drone of the outboard and more than a little frustrated with the lack of salmon action, w...

Assembly ups nonprofit contributions for fiscal 2015The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly upped its overall nonprofit contribution recommendations for fiscal 2015. This was contrary to a report in the June 2 story in the Mirror, in which it was reported erroneously that the Borough was cutting $100,000 from nonprofit grants for the coming fiscal year. The nonprofit funding committee recommended overall funding of $409,500 for nonprofits in fiscal year 2015, with appro...

Run for Rescue racers run in the rainA soaking rain didn’t stop the runners in the third annual Race for Rescue on Saturday. The race began when organizer Sonia Walker, an associate pastor at the Assembly of God church, first learned about the extent of the human trafficking problem in several of the world’s countries. The race raised money for Project Rescue, an organization dedicated to rescuing victims of human trafficking, focusing on India, Nepa...

Command change buoy-placing prowess of the SPARWhen the oil rig Kulluk went aground near Kodiak, another cutter, the Hickory, headed to the area from Homer since the SPAR was undergoing maintenance. The Hickory made slow progress due to a storm and the SPAR was pulled from its maintenance and sent out. It arrived in 36 hours, beating the Hickory to the area by 24 hours, said Commander James Houck, Waterways Branch Chief for Alaska, during the change of command...

Bynum picked in MLB draftThe Cincinnati Reds selected Monroe Catholic’s Scooter Bynum in the Major League Baseball Draft, making him the only Alaskan picked in this year’s draft. The Reds took Bynum in the 18th round on Saturday. According to the Alaska American Legion website, Bynum is only the second non-pitcher from Alaska to be drafted in the top 20 rounds. Anchorage third baseman Trajan Langdon was drafted in the sixth round in 1994....